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Anyone tried meditation/yoga to help with anxiety?

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Dani-M
Dani-M

I used to get panic attacks and then had a very peaceful 3 years without but recently I've felt very panicky again which I think is because I have finished my studies and now have nothing occupying my brain.

I am thinking about trying meditation or yoga.. Has anyone gone down this route? Did it help? Any suggestions? smile

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  • Guest
    Guest Dani-M

    Posted

    Do you have a therapist or a counsellor or someone who is trained to help?
    • Dani-M
      Dani-M Guest

      Posted

      No.. I'm one of those pain in the arses that would find it too difficult admitting to someone that I have this weakness.
    • Guest
      Guest Dani-M

      Posted

      so you're letting your pride get in the way of your health?
    • Dani-M
      Dani-M Guest

      Posted

      I want to try methods that dont involve others first as I 'got over it' once before on my own and I'm sure I can again.

      Please bare in mind that I was after advice and not a lecture.

    • Guest
      Guest Dani-M

      Posted

      fair enough, i'm sorry if I came off as being rude.

      So, I beat anxiety for about 5 years and I was fine. Then, a good friend of mine died, and I soon after fell into anxiety again. One of the biggest mistakes I made about 5 years ago was not getting a therapist. Yeah, we have both beat it before, but neither of us has learned the techniques to stop it for good. we can both get better, but others can help us.

      Can you reconsider getting therapy?

    • Dani-M
      Dani-M Guest

      Posted

      Thats ok.

      I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Its such a shame that we couldn't keep this away permenantly!

      I will give a couple of things a try first but if it don't get anywhere then I promise I will get a therapist lol.

      How does a therapist help - do they help you try to find out what the underlying issue is? How to avoid it, etc?

    • Guest
      Guest Dani-M

      Posted

      Sounds good!

      It depends, they can offer different types of therapy. Some get to the root issue, others can help you change your reaction to certain things, and other can help you avoid it. 

      What else are you going to try?

  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 Dani-M

    Posted

    If you are able to really relax i would think it would work. I have tried all kinds. Mindfullness i like and qigong sitting meditations are nice. They are good at night to fall asleep though. So many free ones out there. Yoga seems to be well liked by a lot of people. Probably worth trying at least it teaches breathing techniques. I like audiobooks the best. They have motivational speakers who write about fear, life, and changing thoughts and cbt ..at least you learn stuff and its calming. To me anyway. They even have ones to listen to whilst asleep. 
    • lisalisa67
      lisalisa67

      Posted

      You can learn EFT..tapping. Utube has videos. 
  • lynne82155
    lynne82155 Dani-M

    Posted

    Both are very good keep on this path and you will be fine.

    Just keep your self busy

    Stay Strongcool

  • harry80079
    harry80079 Dani-M

    Posted

    I've had severe anxiety for 4 years since a bereavement. 2 years ago I started deep breathing. I simply inhale through the nose for 4 seconds then exhale through the mouth for about 10 seconds or a little longer. Keep eyes closed and concentrate on the counting.

    I do this for 10 to 15 minutes a day or whenever I need it. Unbelievable tool. Scientifically proven to calm the nervous system.

    Try it and let me know how it goes. I swear by it. Takes practice and there are videos online about it.

    Hope this helps.

    • Dani-M
      Dani-M harry80079

      Posted

      Ah thank you so much for your suggestions guys.

      Its one thing reading up on methods to cope with anxiety but a completely different thing talking to others who have been through it / currently going through it.

      I will definitely give the deep breathing / meditation a go! smile

    • harry80079
      harry80079 Dani-M

      Posted

      All the techniques I practice I found from strangers who are also struggling.

      Mindfulness is also worth looking into. It's not spiritual or anything like that. It's a similar process of being in the present moment, this is not easy and takes dedication.

      I feel like a veteran after all these years of struggling but I strongly believe I'll get better one day.

      Counselling is next for me.

    • Dani-M
      Dani-M harry80079

      Posted

      Hm, I find it very hard to deal with as I am a total control freak and cant work out why my brain is putting me through this lol!

      It seems that the passing of a loved one seems to be the trigger for most people... Such a shame sad

      It's nice that you have such a positive attitude though.. I beleive you can get over it too smile good luck with counselling.

    • harry80079
      harry80079 Dani-M

      Posted

      Try to not think about why your brain is doing this. It is what it is and as cliche as this sounds you must accept you have a problem before you can go about correcting it.

      This took me a while, I'd simply distract myself all of the time and this only works for so long.

      Trying to stay positive is so difficult when you feel rubbing all the time but not giving up is so important.

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